Peter Bjorn and John
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| Peter Bjorn and John | |
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 Performing "Young Folks" at the 2007 Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival with Bebban Stenborg of Shout Out Louds.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Electro-pop, Experimental rock, Post-punk revival |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Labels | Wichita, Parasol Records, Almost Gold Recordings |
| Website | peterbjornandjohn.com |
| Members | |
| Peter Morén Björn Yttling John Eriksson |
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Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's current members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Eriksson (drums, percussion and vocals).
They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which featured Victoria Bergsman, formerly of The Concretes, and was a top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart. The hit was featured in the 2008 motion picture 21, the video game FIFA 08, the 2nd episode of Journeyman (TV series), an Episode of How I Met Your Mother, and the Pilot episode of the hit TV series Gossip Girl (TV series). It was also named NME's second-best track of 2006, beaten only by "Over and Over" by Hot Chip.[1] In Australia it was voted number 16 in the annual Triple J Hottest 100 for 2006.
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[edit] History
Morén and Yttling began playing music together while at high school. They shared an interest in bands such as The Stone Roses and Ride. They are influenced by, but not interested in replicating, classic '60s baroque pop, power pop and new wave.[2] Their first band disbanded after they moved to Stockholm, where they met Eriksson in 1999 to form Peter, Björn and John. Their first gig was an unsuccessful one aboard a boat in Stockholm. Their expectations were not high from the start, as they "just wanted to make good music for [their] own amusement".[3] Lars Skoglund of the band Laakso has filled in for the band on drums and played bongos during some live shows. The video to their song "Young Folks" was animated and directed by Ted Malmros from Shout Out Louds.[4]
Morén has recorded a solo album, The Last Tycoon, released April 8, 2008.[5]
Kanye West has sampled the song in his version of "Young Folks" from his mixtape album, Can't Tell Me Nothing. Peter, Bjorn and John also recently collaborated with Canadian-born Actor and Hip Hop star Drake on his 2009 mixtape, So Far Gone, on the song "Lets Call It Off"
The band released their most recent album, Living Thing, on 31 March 2009.[6]
Peter, Bjorn and John played Lollapalooza 2009 in Chicago.[7]
Many rappers like Wale, GZA and 88 Keys collaborated on Re-Living Thing, a remix of Living Thing, released on September 8, 2009 by Mick Boogie.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Peter Bjorn and John (2002)
- Falling Out (2004)
- Writer's Block (2006) (FLA #90, UK #68, US #114)
- Seaside Rock (2008)
- Living Thing (March 2009) (UK #162, US #92)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| SWE | AUS | CAN | FIN | IRE | NED | UK | US | US Mod | |||
| 2004 | "Beats Traps and Backgrounds" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Young Folks" | — | 42 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 75 | 13 | 110 | 22 | Writer's Block |
| "Let's Call It Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Objects of My Affection" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Nothing to Worry About" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living Thing |
| "Lay It Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Don't Move Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
[edit] Other contributions
- Acoustic 07 (2007, V2 Records)
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Peter Bjorn and John at Discogs
- Acoustic session for the Vox podcast
- Live performance for 89.3 The Current at South by Southwest, 2007
- Interview with Blender.com
- Peter, Bjorn, and John on Myspace.com
- Interview with Peter @ truthexplosion.com
- Peter Bjorn and John interview April 2009
- Pitchfork: article
- Peter Moren interview
- NPR: article
- Live concert video of Peter Bjorn and John on Grandcrew.com
- Audio from interview with Peter Moren covering band formation, the making of "Young Folks" and the new "Living Thing" album
[edit] References
- ^ "NME 2006 Poll". NME.com (2006). Retrieved 20 January 2007.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. ""Peter, Bjorn and John: Biography"". Allmusic. http://music.yahoo.com/ar-24314365-bio--Peter-Bjorn-And-John. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
- ^ PBS 106.7FM - Real Radio - Peter, Bjorn And John Q&A
- ^ "Peter Björn and John official website". 2007-02-08. http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com/. Last accessed April 21, 2007.
- ^ Pitchfork: Peter Moren's The Last Tycoon Tracklist Revealed
- ^ http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/peter-bjorn-and-john-reveal-living-thing-album-details-192138?cpn=RSS&source=MRNEWS
- ^ "Lollapalooza interview". Roxwel. August 2009. http://www.roxwel.com/player/lolla09peterbjornandjohn.html/. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
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